Spring hanger for vehicles



Jan. I J. A. MULLINS SPRING HANGER FOR VEHICLES Filed se i. 17, 1925 I Iii/Il gwoent w Patented Jan. 25, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFlCE.

JOHN A. MULLINS, F SVEETWATER, TEXAS.

SPRING HANGER FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed September'17, 1925. Serial No. 56,920.

This invention relates to emergency spring ance with this invention and. shown applied hangers for automobiles of the Ford type to a Ford automobile. in which the rear spring thereof is supported Fig. 2 is a plan view of the emergency by-a spring hanger or perch cast integrally hanger.

with a sleeve member which is carried rigid- Fig. 3 is a partial. sectional view of the ly by the rear axle housing. This sleeve device shown applied to a broken hanger. member is usually also immovably fastened Figs. 4 and 5 are views of the upper and to the rear brake drum housing by suitable lower clamping members separated so as means. In this construction, in the event to show the interior construction.

of a spring hanger being broken, it is neces- Like characters of references indicate like sary to remove the entire half of the rear parts throughout the several views. axle housing carrying the bracket member Referring now more particularly to the and broken spring hanger and replace the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 1 insame with a new member. Such an operadicates the usual rear construction of an 15 tion involves considerable labor and expense automobile of the Ford type, only so much and necessitates skilled labor and the use being shown is thought necessary to a of special tools particularly adapted to the clear understanding of the invention. 2 repvarious parts which are affected. Furtherresents the usual rear axle housing and 3 more this procedure takes considerable time the sleeve member fixed to and surrounding 20 to complete. the housing in the usual manner and from It is an object, therefore, of this invention which arm members (hereinafter referred to provide a device simple in construction to) extend to support the brake drum housand consisting of few parts which can be ing. This sleeve member 8 carries the origicheaply and easily made and which may be nal spring hanger. t denotes the usual brake 25 applied or clamped over the rear axle housdrum and 5 the conventional wheel. This ing and broken spring hanger without the construction, just described, is as stated, of necessity of removing or disassemblingany the usual type and is shown to more clearly part thereof, and without the use of special diilercntiate therefrom the invention proper tools or the employment of skilled labor. which consists of the several parts about to 30 It is a further object of this invention to be described.

provide a device which, when once installed, The device embodying this invention commay be used as a permanent spring hanger prises a two part casting in the form o'l. a or used merely as an emergency replacecollar indicated generally by the numeral 6. ment for a broken part, as desired. This collar constitutes an upper portion 7 35 The invention will be best understood and a lower portion 8. These portions are, from a consideration of the following deas shown, substantially semi-circular in for tailed description taken in connection with mation to enable them to be fitted about the the accompanying drawing forming a part cylindrical member or sleeve 3 which is seof this specification, with the understandcured to the drum body 4:, and into which 40 ing, however, that the invention is not conthe end of the housing 2 is extended.

fined to any strict conformity with the show- Each of the portions T and 8 has formed ing of the drawing but may be changed and along its edge the laterally projecting flanges modified so long as such changes and modi- 7 and 8, each of which is provided with a fications mark no material departure from plurality of apertures 9 which when the sec the salientfeatures of the invention as eX- tions are in position, fall in alignment forthe pressed in the appended claims. extension therethrough of securingbolts 10.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an emer The upper portion 7 of the casting is pro gency spring hanger constructed in accordvided with a thickened portion 11 which as shown, extends beyond the end edge of the member and forms the base of the up wardly and inwardly curved arm 12 which constitutes the substitute emergency spring hanger or perch. The upper end of the arm 12 terminates in the head 13 through which a bore 14 is formed, which as shown, extends transversely of the member.

The under side of the base 11 of the hanger has formed therein the recess 15 which, when the device is applied, is designed to fit over the broken end or base of the original hanger formed upon the sleeve 3. The lower portion of this original hanger is indicated by the numeral 16.

The under surface of the base 11 is further provided with grooves, as indicated at the points 17, to receive the webs 18 which are formed on each side of the hanger 16, and these grooves are formed at the point of joinder between the base 11 and? the flanges 19 and 19 which form the sides of the "recess 15. It will be readily apparent that when the member 7 is drawn down upon the axle housing, the webs 18 seating in these grooves, together with the lodging of the stump of the hanger 16 in the recess 15, will set up alocking engagement between this part and the housing which cannot be broken, and any possibility of the member turning upon the housing is entirely eliminated.

In order to obtain a still stronger grip upon the member 3 of the housing, the flange 19' is provided with the notch 20 which is designed to engage over the edge of the arm 21 which forms a permanent part of the sleeve 3 and each of the portions is further cut away at the points 22 and 23 to enable the sections to be fitted over and grip the flange or web 24: connecting the face of the arm 24 with the sleeve.

The interior surfaces of the semi-cylindrical portions 7 and 8 of the member 6 have formed in their faces indentations or recesses 25, which are designed to it over the heads of the rivets 26 which secure the sleeve 3 to the axle housing 2. Owing to the manner in which the base 11 of the auxiliary hanger 12 is extended a slight distance beyond the edge of the portion 7 upon which-it is formed, the rear face of the base will abut against the drum housing and be held securely 'thereagainst when the two portions are bolted together, thus preventing any movement longitudinally of the axle housing.

From the foregoing, it will be clearly seen that when the portions 7 and 8 of the collar 6 are drawn together by their securing bolts 10, about the sleeve 3, the stump of the broken hanger 16 and the webs 18 formed along the sides thereof, will be snugly seated in the recess 15 and grooves 17 and it will be impossible for the collar to turn about the sleeve. The lodging, of'the arm 21 in the notch 20 of this device and the gripping of the web 2a of the arm 2% between the edges of the portions further strengthens the grip of the device about the sleeve to make more positive its hold thereon. The adjacent end of the rear spring may be then bolted to the head 13 of the auxiliary or emergency hanger with the same ease with which it could be attached to the original perch, thus permitting the rear spring to occupy the same position and have the same free swing as permitted by the original hanger.

Although the foregoing description has neen confined to a device for use upon a particular well known type of car, it is to be understood that applicant does not wish to limit himself to using the device upon this car only, but he may use it wherever it is found applicable.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is:

1. Areplacementdevice for-broken spring hangers, comprising a body member adapted to be secured to a vehicle axle over an original broken hanger-base carried thereon, and an upstanding arm carried by said body and constituting a substitute hanger.

2. A replacement device for broken spring hangers,comprising a body member adapted to besecured to a vehicle axle adjacent an original broken hanger base carried thereon, an upstanding arm carried bysaid body andconstituting a substitute hanger, and means whereby said body maybe caused to grip said axle to prevent circumferential movement ofthe same thereon.

8. A replacement device for broken spring hangers,comprising a body member adapted to be secured to a vehicle axle carrying a broken hanger base, means whereby said body may be caused to engage over and grip said broken base, and an arm extending upwardly from said body above said base constituting a substitute spring hanger.

1. A replacement device for broken spring hangers, comprising a body member adapted to be secured to a vehicle axle carrying thereon a broken hanger base, said body having a recess formed therein to receive said base, and a substitute hanger carried by said body and overlying said broken hangerbase when the body is in position.

A replacement device for broken spring hangers, comprising acollar formed intwo sections, means whereby said sections may be secured together about an axle, one of said sections having a recess therein to re ceive the base of a broken hanger carried upon the axle, and an arm constituting a substitute hanger, carried by said recessed section.

6. A replacement device for broken spring hangers, comprising a collar formed in two be caused to grip upstanding portions of said axle to prevent circumferential movement of the collar thereabout.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN MULLINS. 

